Corona del Mar beach, California

Last week, we had a chance to visit Corona del Mar beach in California. If you are in Los Angeles area, you should visit this beach. The beach is located about 50 miles south of LA and 4 miles west of John Wayne Airport. It's one of California's most romantic beach views and it's a stunning place for wedding photos and romantic proposals. Corona del Mar (Spanish for Crown of the Sea) is also a great family beach. It's clean and you really feel that the beach is yours. I love the nice big rocks/mini rock-hills that almost seem to decorate the edges of the shore. The kids climb on these rock-hills and have fun to run on those lower rocks to look at the crabs. I noticed that people of all ages feel very comfortable here. You see the seniors all decked out, reading their books. You see the cutest youth in groups, girls over here, boys over there, and older groups play volleyball, walking with their dogs...The beach offers the relaxed atmosphere, a great place for a picnic. Parking is free and very close to the shore, there is no long trips to your car to haul your stuff around.

Observing those mussels and looking at the crabs.

Playing cartwheel on the sand.

Kids love to play with sand.

Thank you for visiting and have a wonderful day!! xo...Hanh :)

Another visit to Babi Guling - Warung Ibu Oka, Ubud - Bali

My second visit to the Warung Ibu Oka for Bali's Babi Guling (Suckling pig). You can view my first visit here. The shop located at the end of Monkey Forest Street of Ubud, please refer to my previous post for GPS Coordinates.



The shop still crowded as usual, we were quite lucky to had a table inside...

Warung Ibu Oka - corwded with tourist and locals...

Outdoor dining area...

Indoor dining area...

There was also a media shooting during our visit. Ya...the Famous Babi Guling at Bali Island!

I ordered the Babi Guling Istimewa (Special) with rice just like before, and I enjoy the meal very much! Especially the gravy...

Some peoples might not like it and some said it's just normal...that will depends on individual preferences.

The Babi Guling from Warung Ibu Oka, Ubud

Anyway, I satisfied with it. But...I might not visit on my next Bali's trip, the reason is I want to try the Babi Guling at some other places at Bali Island...

I like the way she did...Babi Guling with Bintang Beer! :)

Related post :-

*  My Bali trip on June 2011

*  My Bali trip on June 2010

The Location Map of Babi Guling Ibu Oka, Ubud

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Strolling around Monkey Forest Street of Ubud, Bali

Strolling along the Monkey Forest Street (Ubud, Bali) is one of our enjoyment. We decided to walk from the place we stayed to the end of the street, please take note of the colourful flower along the street and don't step on it. :)

There are many shop around the street including...convenience store, tour agency, restaurants and many more...

Some kind of tour agency at the street

Many Souvenir shops...

Restaurants and pubs...

Some of it has a small temple on their rooftop, you can recognize it easily by the Balinese design...just like shop below...

I also noticed some of the shop under renovation and they make use of the Lava stones for decoration. They also make use of it for all the small statue, you can noticed the colour along the way...

Beside all these unique buildings, the area also has many plants that make it looks Green!

The Ubud area is fill with tourists during day time, there are many shopping area including the famous Ubud market the end of the street. If you haven't walk along the street, do try it! I like it very much! :)

Related post :-

*  My Bali trip on June 2011

*  My Bali trip on June 2010

Simple breakfast at Sri Bungalows Ubud, Bali.

A simple breakfast was provided by Sri Bungalows Ubud in the 2nd day in the morning where you can choose from the breakfast menu. We had a banana pancake, toasted bread, egg, some fruits and the Bali coffee.

Breakfast at Sri Bungalows Ubud.

We like the Banana pancake very much! It was delicious!

Banana Pancake from Sri Bungalows Ubud

The toasted bread and the holf boiled egg were just normal...

The toasted bread and half boiled egg...

It was a relax morning for us, we took our time to enjoy the simple breakfast at the cafe area...we planed not to visit anywhere in the morning and have some street walk and shopping along Ubud. So all of us strolling lazily after our breakfast around the Monkey Forest street of Ubud, Bali.

Unique cup of Bali's Coffee

Related post :-

*  My Bali trip on June 2011

*  My Bali trip on June 2010

Location Mapof Monkey Forest Street at Ubud, Bali

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Color Splash, Part 3: Neon Pink

I styled these Miu Miu bloomers before with a nude polka dot top, but this time I wanted to style it with a solid bright color; neon pink. I got this Jean Paul Gaultier turtleneck top from Open Ceremony in Soho during NYFW. For some reason lately, I'm into vivid colors. This makes the fall/winter so different from the past; a mix feeling of spring :)

Maybe the way bloomers are designed makes me think they could be too young for me. However, I fell in love with these at first sight at the Miu Miu boutique months ago, so I made it work for me by wearing tights/pantyhose to reveal less skin (although bloomers and shorts are the same idea). What do you think?

Throwing in this outfit with MMMargiela sheer tail sweater vest to make this look more dramatic.

After I got my kitty cat face-red velvet Charlotte Olympia wedges during my stay in NYC for New York fashion week, but because they're light, comfy and give me height, I searched for another pair. When this pair was just on Net-a-Porter, I couldn't resist them.

Thank you everyone for visiting and have a fabulous weekend! xo...Hanh :)